How the end was reported on TOPS for D1036 Western Emperor. She was in charge of the favourite china clay return empties from Bescot (6V53) 04.27 Stoke-St. Blazey but failed at Brent with a transmission fault. She was towed by a Class 25 from Brent to Laira and arrived on shed at 19.25, according to the print out above. The loco was withdrawn at 20.00 due to a ‘Forward and Reversing’ fault and rundown of class. In TOPS terms that meant the dreaded ‘FOR’.
D1036 WESTERN EMPEROR 1976 KNOWN WORKINGS DATABASE